Family-centered end-of-life care in the ICU

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 60-68

  Wiegand, Debra L ^a   Grant, Marian S ^a   Cheon, Jooyoung ^b   Gergis, Mary A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84884321028     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20130530-02     Document Type: Article

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